"Why Has a Key Federal Judgeship in Wisconsin Been Vacant for 2,000 Days?" Online today at The Huffington Post, Nan Aron has a blog entry that begins, "Central to the latest wrangling over a federal appeals court vacancy is one crucial fact: Wisconsin's vacancy on the Seventh Circuit is the oldest circuit court vacancy in the entire country."Posted at 11:42 AM by Howard Bashman

"Conservative Action: The battle over race preferences at Harvard; A litigious activist's latest cause -- ending affirmative action at Harvard." Joan Biskupic of Reuters has this report.Posted at 12:58 PM by Howard Bashman

Monday, June 8, 2015

Access online today's ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in an argued case: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, No. 13-628. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas issued an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Samuel A. Alito joined. And Justice Antonin Scalia issued a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito joined. You can access the oral argument at this link.

"Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's Commencement Address at Stone Ridge": myMCMedia has posted on YouTube at this link the video of Justice Scalia's entire commencement address delivered last week at his granddaughter's high school graduation.

"Obama administration stops work on immigrant program": Jerry Markon of The Washington Post has an article that begins, "A series of legal setbacks have halted the government's intensive preparations to move forward with President Obama's executive actions shielding millions of illegal immigrants from deportation, even as community organizations continue a rapid push to get ready for the programs, according to U.S. officials and immigrant advocacy groups."Posted at 07:38 AM by Howard Bashman

"Lawsuit threatens to upend solitary confinement on Va.'s death row": The Washington Post has an article that begins, "A federal lawsuit in Virginia is threatening to upend the state's practice of automatically placing death row inmates in near constant solitary confinement, and experts say it could spark similar challenges across the country to a prison practice that is increasingly being scrutinized."Posted at 10:12 PM by Howard Bashman